British-Nigerian influencer and socialite Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, known for his close association with Nigerian music star Davido and other prominent personalities, has reportedly died in Bangkok, Thailand, months after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure.

Ubiribo reportedly died in March 2026 following complications linked to the procedure, bringing renewed attention to the colourful but controversial life of the socialite, who moved in elite entertainment and celebrity circles.

His death also brings back into focus a major controversy from 2023, when the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared him wanted alongside his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, over alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate.

At the time, the NDLEA described Ubiribo, also known as “Tiny”, and Allen, popularly called “Dani”, as the alleged arrowheads of a drug network operating from Los Angeles, United States, with operations in Nigeria.

The agency’s investigation began after its operatives intercepted 32.70 kilogrammes of “Loud”, a potent strain of cannabis, at the NAHCO import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on November 16, 2022.

The cannabis was allegedly concealed in cartons of used clothing.

A freight agent, Ukoh Ifeanyi Oguguo, was arrested following the seizure, while subsequent investigations led to the arrest of four other suspects — Chikodi Favour, Obiyom Shalom Chiamaka, Nnochiri Chidinma Promise and Edward Omatseye, also known as Montana.

According to the NDLEA, one of the suspects, 15-year-old Favour, was arrested at a fuel station in Ajah and subsequently led operatives to a rented duplex in the Ikate area of Lekki.

The agency said the apartment had allegedly been rented by the criminal group to house four young girls recruited to market and distribute illicit drugs.

Another girl, Shalom, described by the agency as a fresh Agricultural Science graduate of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, was also arrested at the apartment.

Investigators subsequently discovered another property in Richmond Estate, Lekki, which the NDLEA said had been used as a drug warehouse.

Although the warehouse had reportedly been emptied before operatives arrived, drug-packaging equipment, including a sealing machine, bloating machine and packaging bags, were recovered.

The agency said further investigation linked Edward Omatseye to Ubiribo and Allen, identifying the couple as the alleged overall heads of the operation.

The NDLEA also alleged that Prophetess Faith Ugochi, founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries in Port Harcourt, was involved in recruiting teenage girls into the operation through her church platform.

The agency said the girls were allegedly brought to the prophetess for assistance before being recruited as sales representatives for the couple.

While Omatseye and Nnochiri were charged before the Federal High Court in Lagos, the NDLEA said repeated attempts to question Ubiribo, Allen and Ugochi were unsuccessful.

According to the agency, invitations were sent to the couple, followed by reminders. While their legal representative initially sought additional time to respond, the NDLEA said the couple subsequently became unreachable.

The agency further alleged that funds linked to the suspected drug operation were moved from the couple’s company, Lasgidi Backwood Ltd, into a private account belonging to one Victor Imagoro.

The NDLEA said it subsequently blocked about ₦80 million traced to the account and obtained a court order to seize properties, including a fuel station allegedly linked to the suspects in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

In April 2023, the Federal High Court in Lagos granted the NDLEA’s application declaring Ubiribo and Allen wanted, according to the agency.

Despite the serious allegations, Ubiribo continued to maintain a public profile associated with luxury, entertainment and celebrity culture.

He was known in social circles as “Tiny” and reportedly maintained relationships with prominent Nigerian entertainers and personalities, including Davido. His association with high-profile celebrities helped make him a recognisable figure within Nigeria’s entertainment and social scene.

His lifestyle, celebrity friendships and frequent presence around influential figures stood in sharp contrast to the criminal allegations levelled against him by the anti-drug agency.

Ubiribo’s death in Bangkok therefore closes a complicated chapter in the life of a man whose public persona was built around celebrity, wealth and social connections but whose name became entangled in one of the NDLEA’s high-profile drug investigations.

The allegations against Ubiribo and his wife were never resolved through a trial involving the couple before his death.

With Ubiribo now dead, questions surrounding the 2023 investigation — including the alleged drug network, the seized cannabis shipment, the frozen funds and properties linked to the investigation — remain part of the controversial legacy surrounding the socialite.

His death also means that the NDLEA’s 2023 declaration of him as a wanted suspect now belongs to a case whose principal alleged figure will no longer appear before investigators or a Nigerian court to answer the allegations.